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Breaking Through to Performance-Driven Sustainable Procurement

The typical procurement organization invests heavily in supplier compliance but rarely reaps the value rewards. Compliance can often feel like a revolving door, with procurement teams evaluating the same risks and under-performing suppliers over and over again and never identifying the root causes or making real progress toward sustainability. Eventually, after a multi-year investment into a responsible sourcing program, procurement finds itself past the point of diminishing returns.

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Walmart Seeks Government OK to Begin Using Drones in Home Deliveries, Warehouse Monitoring

Walmart has been privately testing drones inside facilities and is now seeking permission from federal regulators to test them outdoors for various uses, including home delivery.

Air Force Sees 3D Printing as Vital to Making Aircraft Parts

Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma is the home of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), the center of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) aircraft, engine, missile, software and avionics management and maintenance centers.

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Chinese Apparel Manufacturers Begin Setting Up Operations in U.S.

Given the vicissitudes of the world's textile and apparel supply chain, China is changing its strategy to counter what Chinese experts describe as the "new normal." That has direct impact on textiles in the United States.

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Air Cargo Supply Chain Said Out of Step with Needed Technology

IATA's global head of cargo, Glyn Hughes, said the logistics business is not keeping up with technology - a sentiment that's been expressed before, but one he said cannot be emphasized enough. Hughes also called for more communication across the airfreight supply chain.

Bangladesh - The Next Growth Market for Your Products?

You feel the energy soon after disembarking at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. All of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, seems to throb with bustling masses of people. Bridges, expressway overpasses, and major new neighborhoods are continually under construction. Evidence of the country's rising disposable income is on display at crowded shopping malls such as Jamuna Future Park, the largest in South Asia, and new billboards, which seem to cover every available space, advertise products as varied as packaged foods and smartphones.

Given Global Overcapacity, Chinese Province Orders Huge Cutback in Ship Building

Severe shipyard overcapacity in China has prompted the National Development and Report Commission's Jiangsu province to cancel work on 23 projects. The projects included construction of new docks, offshore vessels, facility conversion projects and additional expansions.

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American Airlines Cargo Adds Global Leasing Option

American Airlines Cargo has developed a new leasing program for the temperature-controlled unit load device known as CSafe Global RKN. The high-tech units are capable of maintaining a temperature of four to 25 degrees Celsius through long flights and extended hold times.

Cheaper Diesel Causes Sales of Natural-Gas-Powered Trucks to Decline

NG powered Class 8 truck and bus sales continue, but at a slower pace compared to 2014, as well as when calculated as a percentage of the total market, according to a report from ACT Research. The "Natural Gas Quarterly" attributes the rapidly declining cost of diesel with making the return on investment for adoption of natural gas less lucrative.

Container Lines Show Marked Improvement in On-time Performance in Three Main East-West Trades

Container service reliability across the three main East-West trades reached a new data series high in September, rising by 6.5 percentage points over August to the new record of 79.9 percent, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

Genzyme and Novartis Pharma To Unveil The Challenges of Pharma Distribution in Emerging Markets and Extreme-Temperature Zones in London in December

Cold Chain Distribution 2015: Enhance Temperature Management for an Efficient Supply Chain

DHL Adds Boeing 767 Cargo Service in Detroit

DHL has added a flight for U.S. importers and exporters based in Michigan.

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